HSC Workshop Series

Effective leadership begins with self-awareness. In this session we’ll reflect on how our identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences shape the ways we lead, connect, and make decisions. We’ll explore ways assumptions and biases—both conscious and unconscious— can impact our work. And how self-reflection, empathy, and curiosity build trust, foster shared understanding, and cultivate belonging at work. We’ll also explore how intergenerational perspectives and experiences can influence expectations and communication. Strengthen the foundations that reinforce relationships rooted in mutual respect, by deepening your understanding of yourself and others.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and reflect on how our backgrounds and lived experience influence leadership style, decision making, and interpersonal dynamics.
• Recognize the impact of conscious and unconscious bias, including intergenerational bias, on communication, trust-building, and team culture.
• Apply strategies rooted in self-reflection, empathy, curiosity, and accountability to build inclusive relationships and foster a sense of belonging in varied workplace settings.

Once you’re practicing self-awareness and understanding your influence, this session steps in to help you grow others. Coaching brings awareness into your daily leadership practice, creating space for trust, ownership, and real development on your team while strengthening your impact.

You’ll learn to:

• Use powerful coaching questions to spark clarity and action in others
• Learn a coaching model that supports bringing others to clarity around their goals and objectives
• Practice coaching with a real situation
• Build relationships that grow performance and trust

Supportive team culture is part of the foundation for getting things done well while also protecting against burnout. This workshop focuses on the importance of psychological safety in fostering effective teamwork and creating a culture of care. Participants will learn strategies to build trust, encourage open communication, and support each other’s well-being, leading to enhanced collaboration and performance.

Learning Outcomes:

• Define psychological safety and its impact on team dynamics and performance
• Identify behaviors that promote psychological safety within teams
• Implement practices that support individual and collective well-being

About the Presenter
Shasta Savage is a trainer, speaker, consultant, leadership coach and yoga/mindfulness instructor. With a background in the trauma-informed lens and human rights perspective, she provides support on topics such as leadership development, organizational culture, program development, employee well-being, self- and community-care. She integrates data-driven and leading/promising practices with an intersectional approach to support the greatest outcomes.

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In times of change, people look to leaders not only for direction, but also for understanding, empathy, and connection. This interactive workshop invites nonprofit leaders to approach change through a human-centered lens, focusing on the people at the heart of every transition. Together, we will explore practical tools to navigate uncertainty with transparency, compassion, and shared purpose. You’ll learn how to communicate openly (even when answers are evolving), create space for honest and supportive dialogue, and strengthen trust in your teams. Participants will leave with a framework and real-world strategies that honor both organizational goals and the human experience of change.

About the Presenter
Judith Rowe is passionate about unleashing potential and drives transformation through her consultancy, Judith A. Rowe Consulting, LLC. With a focus on diverse training, facilitation, coaching, and wellness initiatives, Judy champions growth in DEIB, leadership, and communication skills. With dual bachelor’s degrees in Civil and Industrial Engineering (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) and a master’s in Industrial and Labor Relations (Cornell University), Judy’s 27-year journey at Corning Incorporated spanned engineering, sales, customer service, quality, and management roles. Judy provides coaching through her practice as well as through partnership with Organizational Learning Group (OLG) and Bravely, Inc. Judy is a Certified Coach through IFC. Judy’s commitment extends to community engagement, including leadership roles at the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Corning Children’s Center, and the Southern Tier Regional Planning and Development Board.

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